Indian Chicken Curry
Simple Indian Curry with amazing flavours
Who doesn’t like a good Indian chicken curry or a Murgh Kari.
This recipe is relatively simple with basic ingredients. No cream, stocks, canned tomatoes, or unheard spices. It’s a simple chicken curry that’s far from simple in flavour.
You will need a good chicken, skin removed and broken down into 16 pieces. Keep everything on the bone, as that’s what actually makes a stock while it’s cooking giving the meat a beautiful flavour. I do not like to split the thigh bones as you get bits of bone chards which is unpleasant. You can cut the breast into four pieces still attached to the breastbone.
One thing about this recipe, it will taste even better the next day, so feel free to prepare it in advance. Serve it with plain basmati rice or roti (flat bread) or both as I like it!
Garnish with fresh coriander leaves (cilantro) for that freshness at the end. Place a big pot in the middle of the table and gather around for a feast! Enjoy my Indian chicken curry.
Ingredients
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For Marination
- 1 whole chicken broken down with bones, no skin
- ½ cup natural yogurt
- 1 small hot red chili
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- 3 cardamom pods
- 2 cloves
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- Salt
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For the Curry
- 3 tbsp ghee
- 2 cardamom pods
- 1 tsp cumin seed powder
- 2 cloves
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 green chillies
- 2 medium onions
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 thumb size grated ginger
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1½ tsp coriander powder
- 1 red chili
- 2-3 tomatoes, finely diced
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- Salt
- Coriander sprig for garnish
Steps
- Step 1
In a mortar and pestle or a spice blender, add the red chili, coriander seeds, cardamon pods, cloves, turmeric and salt. Pound into a powder.
- Step 2
To a mixing bowl, add the yogurt, the spicy powder you just made and mix well. Add chicken, yogurt, salt, mix well. Set aside to marinate for 30 to 120 minutes.
- Step 3
In a frying pan, add some ghee. Add split cardamom pods, cumin powder, cloves and bay leaves. Sauté until fragrant. Add chopped green chillies, fry a little, add chopped onion, sliced garlic, grated ginger and sweat ingredients. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chopped chili, mix well, and cook until onion just starts to brown. Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, mix well with one cup of water and salt. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and leave to reduce until all liquid has evaporated. Approx. 10 -15 minutes.
- Step 4
Add one tbs of ghee then all the marinated chicken pieces. Mix well into the sauce. Add enough water to barely cover chicken, cover with a lid and cook till the chicken is done., approx. 30 to 40 minutes.
- Step 5
Garnish with chopped coriander mixed in and leaves on top. Serve hot. Perfect with rice or hot roti.
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Wonderful video, thank you for sharing.
Did you put any curry to it? Or it is curry chicken without curry.
Chef, I'm really happy to watch all your videos , here I would like to ask you a question please :
when we use coconut juice to this recipe and other stuff for serving such as raisins , chopped pineapple fruit, coconut powder and the Indian crackers ??
This recipe to be served with plain rice , is that so ??
Thanks
Thank you for making this video! I'm looking forward to trying this recipe this weekend.
Thanks again!
谢谢分享：） thx for sharing
I love the way you keep brining up your mother while explaining. It gives a lovely warm feeling to the whole recipe learning process. We all feel nostalgic about our childhood days, when our mothers would cook for us. Miss those days. Thanks a lot for this recipe and giving a tribute to not only your mother, but mothers all over. :)
this tastes amazing but my curry was brown instead of read. maybe I used too much garam masala
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all these american people on youtube with their curry recipes. i just couldnt copy their recipes. If a indian isnt showing me how to make it, then i wont make it haha.
thanks for this video
thank you so much, this is great!
Truly a great video:
I feel like Michael Bay directed this video. All the unnecessary cuts.
Love the recipe and the host :D
been looking for a good curry base, thanks so much!
This guy is son charismatic.
What are cloves
Was that vegetable oil he used at the start
I Followed your recipe and it worked my wife loved it will add some chicken and rice to make a lovely meal thank you, Chef, very good full of flavour.
OHHHHH….I am hungry now…YUM..Thanks for the demonstration.
Thank you for the video. What portions of everything should I be using if I want to make serving for two? You used a lot of tomato puree. How much less would I be using of everything?
How much pureéd tomatoes
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Tomato based curry, vegetable based curry, green curry, and coconut based curry.
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This was super helpful. You're a natural teacher. The curry came out delicious!
I love a good ol' curry I do.
hi there wanna cook some indian food for my wife,would like to know the ratio of fat : onion paste : pureed tomatoes for chicken curry.